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Forensics Ch. 2 Review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The documented and unbroken transfer of evidence

a)

circumstantial evidence

b)

class evidence

c)

individual evidence

d)

chain of custody

2.

Circumstantial evidence is also known as ...

a)

direct evidence

b)

indirect evidence

c)

individual evidence

d)

datum point

3.

Evidence used to imply a fact but not support it directly is called...

a)

direct evidence

b)

trace evidence

c)

circumstantial evidence

d)

individual evidence

4.

Material that connects an individual or thing to a certain group such as an ABO blood type is called...

a)

class evidence

b)

individual evidence

c)

direct evidence

d)

circumstantial evidence

5.

Evidence that identifies a particular person or thing, such as DNA or fingerprint is known as ...

a)

class evidence

b)

direct evidence

c)

individual evidence

d)

circumstantial evidence

6.

A multi-disciplinary approach in which scientific and legal professionals work together to solve a crime

a)

first responder

b)

crime scene reconstruction

c)

deductive reasoning

d)

crime scene investigation

7.

A hypothesis of the sequence of events from before the crime was committed through its commission.

a)

first responder

b)

deductive reasoning

c)

crime scene reconstruction

d)

crime scene investigation

8.

A permanent, fixed point of reference used in mapping a crime scene

a)

paper bindle

b)

subdatum point

c)

datum point

d)

primary crime scene

9.

Evidence, that if authentic, supports the facts of the case

a)

direct evidence

b)

indirect evidence

c)

circumstantial evidence

d)

secondary crime scene

10.

The first safety official to arrive at a crime scene

a)

crime scene investigator

b)

suspect

c)

first responder

d)

medical examiner

11.

A folded paper used to hold trace evidence, sometimes called a "druggist fold" is called a ________ __________.

(a)  

12.

The location where the crime took place is known as the...

a)

secondary crime scene

b)

primary crime scene

c)

victim's home

d)

suspect's hideout

13.

A location other than the primary crime scene, but that is related to the crime; where evidence is found

a)

primary crime scene

b)

secondary crime scene

c)

tertiary crime scene

d)

subdatum point

14.

Reliable evidence is evidence that is consistent when ____________.

a)

examined

b)

triangulated

c)

retested

d)

validated

15.

A subdatum point is ...

a)

one of several reference points of known coordinates marked from a measurable distance and direction from the datum point

b)

a permanent, fixed point of reference used in mapping a crime scene

c)

the location where the crime took place

d)

evidence that is consistent when restested

16.

Small but measurable amounts of physical or biological material found at the crime scene is known as (a)   evidence.

17.

A technique used to record evidence location from two fixed reference points is known as (a)   .

18.

Evidence such as testimony, exhibits, and documentary material, that is properly collected and documented and that truthfully supports a claim based on objective, scientific data from reliable sources

a)

trace evidence

b)

circumstantial evidence

c)

direct evidence

d)

valid evidence

19.

In this 1996 homicide investigation, key forensic evidence was lost forever because the crime scene was not properly secured.

a)

Lillian Oetting case

b)

JonBenet Ramsey case

c)

Carl Williams case

d)

NY and NJ Terrorist bombings

20.

Locard's Exchange Principle states that ...

a)

when objects come into contact with each other, there is never an exchange of material.

b)

evidence may be physical or biological.

c)

contacts between people and objects during a crime can result in a transfer of material.

d)

documentation of a crime scene must be done with notes, sketches and photographs.

21.

What are the seven S's of crime scene investigation?

a)
  1. 1. Securing the scene

  2. 2. Separating witnesses

  3. 3. Scanning the scene

  4. 4. Seeing the scene

  5. 5. Sketching the scene

  6. 6. Searching for evidence

  7. 7. Securing and collecting evidence

b)
  1. 1. Securing the scene

  2. 2. Sending someone for help

  3. 3. Scour the scene

  4. 4. Share the scene

  5. 5. Sketching the scene

  6. 6. Searching for evidence

  7. 7. Securing and collecting evidence

c)
  1. 1. Separate the objects at the scene

  2. 2. Separating victims

  3. 3. Scanning the scene

  4. 4. Seeing the onlookers

  5. 5. Sketching the scene

  6. 6. Searching for clues

  7. 7. Shrink wrap the evidence in plastic

d)
  1. 1. Securing the scene

  2. 2. Separating victims from suspects

  3. 3. Sift through evidence at the scene

  4. 4. Speak to all the witness together in a group

  5. 5. Sketching the scene

  6. 6. Stalking the suspect to get evidence

  7. 7. Securing and collecting evidence

22.

Do you need to include the type of search pattern used to find and document evidence on a crime scene sketch?

a)

Yes

b)

No

23.

Ahmad Khan Rahimi was tied to what crime(s) with his fingerprints and DNA?

a)

2013 Boston Marathon bombing

b)

Murder of Lillian Oetting in 1960

c)

Pipe bomb explosion in New Jersey and pressure cooker bomb in Manhattan in 2016

d)

The kidnapping of JonBenet Ramsey

24.

What is Carl Williams career (the Career in Forensics highlighted in Ch. 2)?

a)

Forensic Psychiatrist

b)

Fingerprint Examiner

c)

Forensic Anthropologist

d)

Crime Scene Investigator